Passover
At Passover & Always: On Freedom, Religion… And Welcoming Everyone
Sometimes, being Southern and Jewish means raising our voice. The Board of Directors of the Institute of Southern Jewish Life ...
The Missed Kitniyot Opportunity
Passover 2016 hasn’t even begun, and I’m already frustrated with so much talk about food. Well, this year it’s not ...
Why Passover Is About A Lot More Than Good Food
What is the essence of Passover? On the one hand, it seems obvious: Passover is about gathering together with loved ...
Watch: A Synagogue’s Taylor Swift-inspired “Now We Got Matzah”
For the third year in a row, Elyse Heise, a member of my congregation, Congregation B’nai Shalom in Westborough, Massachusetts, has ...
Passover, Then and Now
Pesach (Passover) is my favorite holiday. I enjoy reading about the journey from slavery to freedom and the journey of ...
The Fifth Question: “Can You Hear Me Now?”
“Can you hear me now?” In the famous TV advertisement about cellular phone service, it’s what the eyeglass-wearing geek clad in a ...
Not Your Grandfather’s Manishewitz: My Mission to Bring Good Wine to Your Seder
At this time of year, I have a mission… to save Jews from bad wine. Now, I know that some ...
A Sephardic Passover Meat Pie
For one Greek Jewish family, this casserole has been a seder staple for years.
Emerging from Narrow Places: Passover and the Stories of LGBTQ Jews
Passover is also a time for us to reflect on the mitzrayim we face today: what are the narrow places from which we must emerge? What are the ways in which we must move toward freedom from transphobia and heterosexism in our families, our workplaces, our Jewish communities? What steps do we need to take to bring us farther along on this journey?
If Frum (Orthodox) Men Were Advised Like Women (at Passover)
Gentlemen, as Passover approaches, I thought you would appreciate the following advice: To avoid the usual stress of Passover cleaning, ...